Grenfell Tower fire: 'A man jumped - his whole window was on fire'

One woman inside Grenfell Tower is heard screaming: "I've got a baby, I can't get out, I need to save my baby."

Witnesses have described seeing people jump from windows to try and escape the enormous fire that engulfed Grenfell Tower.

The number of dead is not yet known as the horror continues to unfold in front of those residents who were lucky enough to escape the 24-storey block in west London.

One, Emma, told Sky News: "A woman was quite high up, just above the middle, and she was screaming, 'I've got a baby, please help me get out, I can't get out, I'm trapped I need to save my baby.'

"It wasn't pleasant to hear and it's sad knowing you can't really do anything about it because you can't get up there to help."

She added: "I did see a few people jump. I think at that point you either jumped to try and save your life but break a few bones, or got engulfed in the flames.

"People were screaming and you could hear massive thuds. People were just desperately trying to save their lives. Neighbours were standing at the bottom willing to catch people."

Another witness described seeing a woman who was "hysterical".

"She said her friend jumped. The whole of his window was on fire," she added.

Residents' association Grenfell Action Group said they had warned for several years of the "very poor fire safety standards" at the tower block.

"All our warnings fell on deaf ears and we predicted that a catastrophe like this was inevitable and just a matter of time," they said.

Those forced to flee their homes described hearing their trapped neighbours' screams.

"The fireman said 'Get down the stairs' so I grabbed the little girl, grabbed my girlfriend and ran out of the house just in a pair of boxers shorts and a dressing gown. Someone gave me these clothes.

"As we were coming down the stairs the smoke was disgusting - it's all the plastic on the building that's done it. I heard a lot of screams.

"After I got outside, I was looking up and I could see people banging on the windows, there was fire all around them - it was horrendous."

Mahad also rescued his partner and kids after hearing a "strange knock" on his front door.

As soon as he opened it and smoke started pouring in, he "slammed the door shut - didn't even lock it, I just slammed it shut - because I didn't want the kids to suffocate".

He woke his children up, handing them wet towels, and they escaped through the fire well.

Mahad told Sky News: "People on the left-hand side of the building were screaming out 'Help us', sticking their heads outside the window, people were waving phones for visibility, because there was so much smoke.

"We do know there's people (still inside). We've received phone calls. We've got family and friends still in there. There's someone trapped, a five-year-old, I wish her all the best.

"There's still some families coming out. There's more firefighters going in there with the oxygen tanks and first aid kits and all sorts of stuff."

Another resident, Reke, said she rescued her grandson - only discovering the fire when she went to the toilet.

"I always open my windows and I heard some unusual noises outside," she said. "So I peeped. Then I saw a lot of fire engines, police everywhere. So I said to one of them, 'Officer what's going on?', and he said 'Fire - get out.'

"Then I quickly woke my grandson, gave him his dressing gown then we ran down stairs, and that's where we are now.

"There was smoke everywhere, I inhaled some smoke when I got out of the building, so it means it was already at a big extent before I woke up. Maybe it was the smoke that woke me up.

"Very possibly (there are people still trapped), because the staircase when we were coming out was already clouded with smoke. So if they couldn't go to the staircase, they can't go to the lift, there's no balcony for them to jump."

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